Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/
Entity Central Index Key	0000921557
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Class A Common Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,615,567
Class B Common Stock
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,245,492